Wire gate and fence



(No Model.)

L. G. BEERS.

WIRE GATE AND FENCE.

No. 417,971. Patented Dec. 24, 1889.

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LOUIS G. BEERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

, WIRE GATE AND FENCE.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,971, dated December 24, 1889.

Application filed April 11, 1889.

" To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS G. BEERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,- in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vire Gates and Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wire gates and fences, and especially to that class of gates, and fences in which tubular or hollow iron frames or posts and rails are employed for sustaining, securing, and supporting the wire or body; and it consists in certain peculiari ties of the construction and arrangement of. the same, and also in the novel method of se; curing the wire or body to the frame or posts and rails, all of which will be herein after more fully set forth and specifically claimed. I

The objects of my invention are to afford a. gate or fence which will be neat and attractive in appearance, light, strong, and durable,with-' out increasing the expense of the construe-j tion of the same, and also one which may have the wire or body entirely within the frame, thus avoiding the present method of securing the wire to the frame by wrapping or tying around it, or which may have the body secured to the face or front of the frame or or rail, showing modifications of'my method.

of securing the body to the frame.

Similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several Views of the drawings.

A represents a gate or fencehaving a frame or posts and rails A, preferably of metal and tubular in form.

B is the wire or other material which forms the body of the gate or fence, and is secured to the inner side of the frame, thus leaving the other side smooth and free, and ready to Serial No. 306,885. (No model.)

receive such polish, finish, or paint, as may be desired, and as will be more fully explained.

The frame A is made hollow, and is provided at suitable distances on its inner side with holes 0 in the wall thereof, for the reception and retention of the wire B, which is inserted in said holes and firmly secured there by a metallic wedge 11, as is seen and readily understood from the drawings. I have shown in the different views of the drawings several modifications of the manner of securing the wire in the post or frame, either of which I may employ Without departing from my invention.

In Fig. 2, I have shown the straight end of the body B driven into the hole 0 and secured by the retaining-wedge b.

In Figs. 3 and 4B the ends of, the wire'are shown formed with a loop 6 and likewise driven into the hole and secured. As shown in Fig. 3, the wedge b is driveninto the bend of the loop and when the shorter portion thereof has passed the shell or wall of the hollow frame it rests against the inner surface of the tube, which renders it impossible to draw the wire out. The same effect is obtained by driving the wedge on the opposite side of the wire from the short end of the loop, as seen in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 5 the straight end of the wire is inserted into the hole and driven against the opposite side of the shell, where it will crinkle or form itself into an irregular shape, as seen, and thus form a very secure fastening.

Fig. 6 illustrates another modification of my method of securing the wire body to the frame. It consists in inserting the looped end of the wire in the hole 0 and passing a pin (1 through said loop, and for this purpose I provide a hole 61 in the face and back of the tubular or hollow frame at right angles with the hole 0 for the insertion of said pin cl. Sometimes I may provide at about the middle of each piece of the frame such holes. d

at right angles with the holes 0 and employ the method of fastening at these points illustrated in Fig. 6 and just described. In this of my method of securing the Wire to a hollow gate-frame is quite as applicable to aholloW metallic fence post or rail, and that I am enabled to secure the wire body to the side of the post or gate-frame or to the front or face of either, as I may elect; but I prefer to secure it Within the gate-frame, as shown, so that there Will be no projections on the outer surface to mar the appearance or be subject to rust.

I have found from experiment and practice that the wire body or fabric possesses considerable elasticity and spring, and that by cut ting it to the proper dimensions and inserting the ends in the holes the spring of the entire body will hold it in place Without the use of the retaining-Wedges; but of course the wedges will secure it more rigidly. I may insert the ends of the wire into the holes andgalvanize or metal-coat the connections, which treatmentwill fill the crevices and firmly secure and solder the Wire.

I may sometimes employ for the body of my gate what is termed expanded metal, and in using this I form the body With projecting ends, which are inserted in the holes and retained by the wedges and galvanizing, as before.

In using the retaining-wedges With any of Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. In a wire gate or fence, the combination of the hollow frame A, having the holes 0,

' looped, as at e, and secured in the holes 0 by retaining wedges or pins 19, substantially as shown and set forth. v

3. In a wire gate or fence, the combination of the hollow frame A, having holes 0, the Wire-fabric body B, and securing-wedges I), the Whole galvanized or metal-coated, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a gate or fence, the combination of the hollow frame A, having holes 0, the body B, having its ends inserted in the holes, and the retaining-wedges 11, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a wire gate or fence, the combination ofthe hollow frame A, having holes 0, with the wire-fabric body B, having its ends looped, as at e, and inserted in the holes, and the retaming-Wedges b, the whole galvanized or metal-coated, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, at Chicago, Illinois, this 9th day of April, 1889.

LOUIS c. BEERS.

In presence of DANIEL A. RAY, CHAS. O. TILLMAN. 

